Jailing is failing. Listen to the interview on ABC's Radio National, 31 October 2020
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/jailing-is-failing/12834208
Australia’s imprisonment rate has more than tripled in recent decades.
It is higher than Western European countries, and Canada.
A new movement called the Justice Reform Initiative, with many eminent Australians attached, is aiming to persuade governments to truly make prison a last resort.
Guest:
Robert Tickner, Chair, Justice Reform Initiative
Former CEO of the Red Cross
Former Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Duration: 10min 27sec
Broadcast: Sat 31 Oct 2020, 8:20am